Final report from the Chess Jawa: $3,728 raised for Hope Atlanta, the official Dragon Con Charity, and 150 games with no losses and three draws. HUGE THANKS to everyone who donated, played, and cheered him on! UTINNI!
The Chess Jawa returns to Dragon Con September 3-7, 2026 – his 14th year playing chess in the Marriott Lobby to raise money for the Dragon Con charity. This year: Hope Atlanta. All challengers welcome, and everyone who plays gets a sticker!
Many thanks to everyone who played and donated to the #ChessJawa! The Jawa played 194 games this weekend with four draws but no losses. Most importantly, he raised $3,704.89 to help us Star Wars fans contribute a total of $9,151.89 to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the official Dragon Con Charity! Dragon Con […]
The Chess Jawa will return to Atlanta for Dragon Con 2025, his 13th year playing chess to raise money for the Dragon Con charity. As always, the Jawa will be playing in the Marriott Lobby, near the Starbucks. All challengers are welcome and everyone who plays gets a sticker.
Chess Jawa final report: $3572 donated, 148 games with 2 losses/no draws, and an amazing time had by all! Have a great year, Terrans, we’ll see you next Labor Day!
The Chess Jawa will return to Atlanta for Dragon Con 2024, his 12th year playing chess to raise money for the Dragon Con charity. As always, the Jawa will be playing in the Marriott Lobby, near the Starbucks. All challengers are welcome and everyone who plays gets a sticker. This year’s charity is the Arthritis […]
Many thanks to everyone who played and donated to the #ChessJawa! The Jawa played 148 games this weekend, with 2 losses, but wins over both Barbie and Jesus. Most importantly, he raised $3,222.03 for CURE Childhood Cancer. Dragon Con Chess is the Best Chess! UTINNI! We’ll see you all next year!
For immediate release: CHESS JAWA RETURNS FOR DRAGON CON 2023 August 31-September 4, 2023 The Chess Jawa is thrilled to return to Atlanta for Dragon Con 2023, his 11th year playing chess to raise money for the Dragon Con charity. As in past years, the Jawa will be playing in the Marriott Lobby near the […]
Thank you everyone for another successful DragonCon! This year the Chess Jawa was thrilled to donate $3,361.20 to Open Hand Atlanta on behalf of his amazing Terran friends! 217 games this year, with 215 wins and 2 losses. Keep playing and we’ll see you again next year! Also, note that the Jawa was interviewed by […]
For Immediate Release: CHESS JAWA BACK LIVE FOR DRAGON CON 2022 SEPTEMBER 1-5, 2022, TATOOINE, OUTER RIM The Chess Jawa is thrilled to return to Atlanta for his 10th Dragon Con! The jawa will be back playing live chess to raise money for the 2022 Charity, Open Hand Atlanta . As in past years, the […]